Instagram has announced a new update to its Edits video editing app, which includes a range of new features aimed at content creators. The most notable feature is support for bilingual captions, along with new creative tools to enhance the experience of editing short videos. Instagram aims to reduce language barriers between users by adding the “bilingual captions” feature within the Edits app, which allows subtitles to be automatically translated into a second language without the need for external apps.

The company explained that the feature currently supports 15 different languages, including English, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, Russian, Bengali, Gujarati, and Kannada. This move is part of Meta’s strategy to bring more tools and services into its apps rather than relying on external applications.

New video editing tools

In addition to the translation feature, Instagram has added a range of new tools that give content creators greater flexibility when editing videos. The updates include the ability to add layers or elements over the video through the Overlays feature, as well as an option to lock specific clips within the project to prevent them from being accidentally modified or moved during the editing process. The company also launched a new set of summer sound effects under the “Seasonal Sound Effects” feature, aiming to provide additional creative options for users.

Growing competition in the video editing market

Meta entered the video editing app market last year with Edits to compete with specialized apps, most notably CapCut. The application allows users to record and edit videos at a resolution of up to one frame, as well as export 4K videos without watermarks for up to 10 minutes free of charge.
During an event held recently in Los Angeles, Meta revealed a number of new features coming to the app, including an AI-powered assistant that analyzes the performance of content posted on Instagram. The smart assistant will be able to study indicators such as viewer retention rate and reasons for the success or decline of certain clips, as well as suggest new ideas for content and recommend popular sound bites based on a user's post history.

Instagram also confirmed that it is working on developing a desktop version of Edits, which has been a long-awaited request from many content creators since the app’s launch. The new version will allow users to edit videos on large screens with more precise control tools and provide automatic synchronization of projects between phone and computer, making it easy to continue work from any device. It is expected that this step will strengthen Edits' ability to compete with leading video editing apps, most notably CapCut, which has offered a computer version for some time.